Mountainsmith

As of yesterday, I have officially bought my backpack, the backpack I will be using for this trip. Thanks to my mom and dad who found this great Mountainsmith offer at the Changi Airport. Only for a limited time, this backpack (originally meant for mountaineering) is found at World of Sports: Outdoors. The original price was well over $300 but I had it for only $170 or so. There was a 30% discount plus another 5% for members (my dad is one) and if I bought it at the airport there would have been an additional 7%. 42%? Insane!

More about it as I update! How do you like this iPhone application I'm using for this entry? ;)



There were two colors, blue and green. I tried the green, but finally decided on the blue. It being a mountaineering backpack, it has a lot of straps and buckles, and significantly on the front of the bag. Usually, I don't see that much but this one has them because they were made to hold mountaineering tools like ice breakers and things like that! I'm not too sure. All I know is that it is doable. It is affordable, a good steal, and it can pack all my things below 10kg! I find it incredible.

Last night, when I went home, I immediately started to pull out my winter coats, scarves, berets, long-sleeved shirts, leggings, socks, books, and undergarments and packed them. I even put 3kg worth of dumb bells for extra weight, to include my shoes and slippers and toiletries. It was barely 10kg! I was ecstatic. At first, when I used my hands to lift it, I was astounded by the weight but when I put it on, strapped myself, tightened up, and mustered as much strength and confidence I could, I realized it wasn't so bad after all! It was like I was one with my Mountainsmith backpack. It was like magic.

My Mountainsmith backpack is made mostly out of ReDura, or recycled plastic bottles crushed into powder, miraculously spun into thread and voilà, my backpack! I like it's width and thickness even though I originally pictured myself with something longer and leaner. It's all good, seeing how I particularly


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